The excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's autobiography has these elements of a story. Read a portion of it again, below.
I met a boy with bread... and inquiring where he had bought it, I went immediately to the baker's he directed me
to.... Not knowing the different prices nor the names of the different sorts of bread, I told [the baker] to give me
threepenny worth of any sort. He gave me accordingly three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but
took it, and having no room in my pockets, walked off with a roll under each arm and eating the other. Thus I went
up Market Street... passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw
me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
What is the point of Franklin’s narrative?
It serves to explain the topic that Franklin had a “most awkward, ridiculous appearance.”
It serves to explain the topic of where to buy the best bread on Market Street.
It serves to explain the topic of why Franklin’s father-in-law does not like him.
It serves to explain the topic of how Franklin met his future wife.
